

Select a control and then select Options to set up or make changes. Options let you set common settings, as well as control specific settings. For more info on sections, see Insert a section break. To do this, choose Select Sections in the Restrict Editing panel. If you want to protect only parts of the document, separate the document into sections and only protect the sections you want. Open the form that you want to lock or protect.Īfter selecting restrictions, select Yes, Start Enforcing Protection. If you want to limit how much others can edit or format a form, use the Restrict Editing command: Select the content control that you want to change. For example, the Date Picker control offers options for the format you want to use to display the date. Set or change properties for content controlsĮach content control has properties that you can set or change. Select the Legacy Form control or Active X Control that you want to include.


Go to Developer > Legacy Forms drop-down. Legacy form controls are for compatibility with older versions of Word and consist of legacy form and Active X controls.Ĭlick or tap where you want to insert a legacy control.
